Michelle Obama at 6 years old in Chicago, 1970.

Love to see this in children, she went and printed flyers, went and put them in letterboxes all over #ashbourne. I don’t have a dog, but if i did I’d use the service just for the youthful get up and go. Love to see this in young people

Some Might Say that the weekend's Oasis gigs were among the best Croker has ever seen. More than 160,000 of you flooded the streets of Dublin 3 and we'd like to thank you all for making the event such a joy for our members too. #OasisDublin

A homeless man has captured the attention of thousands, not for begging, but for the way he rocks his dog to sleep every night. When asked why, he explained that life hadn’t always been this way. “When I first got him, we had an apartment,” he said softly. “Living on the street

T for Tara 🧪 🇪🇺 I’m back teaching on the 29th and trying job sharing. Might be nice as I’m 33 years doing full time

Adeleke had qualified for next month’s World Championships in Tokyo in both the 200m and 400m. breakingnews.ie/ireland/rhasid…

Ridiculous if Sally Rooney is prosecuted for donating royalties to Palestine Action, writes Melanie McDonagh in the Irish Independent. Melanie is right: P.A., should not be banned as “terrorists”. (But wrong to dismiss Rooney’s work: an exceptional novelist.)

🌹☘️ On Mo Mowlam’s anniversary we remember a leader who was dedicated and committed to bringing people together and ensuring the voices of women and young people were heard above the din of tribal chieftains. Labour could be more like her. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam uasal.

"Now I know that I belong as a Garda" - Hayden Kirwan from Clonmel, who was part of today's Little Blue Heroes graduation ceremony at the Garda College in Templemore 💙 Newstalk's Jamie O'Hara also had the pleasure of chatting with Pat Shortt, who is joining in with the

Heather’s “compassion” drove her to advocate for disabled people being examined by 3rd party providers for “fitness to work.”

You are not competing for housing with the recent migrant from Brazil who pays €400 a month cash to sleep on a bunk bed in a room with 11 other people in it

youtube.com/shorts/cr9Mv6R… David Hearne, Chairperson of school caretakers. His personal story. Very moving. #strikestrikestrike

Morning sun, burning through the clouds and lighting up the lake, as it rises over Sliabh Liag. County Donegal, Ireland.

A number of prominent GAA stars have handed in an open letter and petition to management at Croke Park, calling on the association to drop Allianz insurance as a sponsor for GAA games rte.ie/news/2025/0820…

It's come to my attention that this was the man who was arrested yesterday over support for Palestine Action outside Westminster Magistrates Court, at around 1pm I interviewed him at about 8.30am This was the sign he was detained for #kneecap #mochara

More members with the same Pension Parity message this time in Limerick with drums too! Fórsa School Secretaries Fórsa trade union

At 50, Michael Connelly becomes oldest garda recruit among 2025 graduates irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…

Said it before, I’ll say it again: the kids don’t want your “I failed the Leaving, and look at me now!” advice. 🙄🙄🙄 m.independent.ie/opinion/maia-d…

Words not actions & not one mention of caretakers by her. ⁦Fórsa School Secretaries⁩ Helen McEntee 'doesn't want to see' secretaries & caretakers strike before schools reopen The Education Minister said that schools “don’t function” without secretaries. thejournal.ie/helen-mcentee-…

Ciara Quill 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺 💚💛 "Dont function" and yet no meaningful engagement by her Department. Thanks to all other unions of our colleagues who got advice during the week. Do not do admin. TEACH. Still time. Stop playing games with loyal staff. Helen McEntee TD